Innovating America: The Robot Revolution: Demystifying the Myth of Machines as Job Thieves

It’s a constant theme that’s reported on the news: no matter
your field, a robot will likely be able to do your job one day.

This can be a scary notion, and one that studies have been
able to in some ways substantiate. For example, Oxford Economics recently
reported that robots could take 20 million manufacturing jobs from individuals
all over the world by the year 2030.

“First, let me speak about the general issue of robots
taking jobs. We see just the opposite. We see robots saving and creating jobs
and it’s because the real threat to jobs is when companies can no longer
compete. That’s when all the jobs are at risk,” said Burnstein.

Burnstein also spoke to the history of robotics in the U.S.,
how industries should embrace the robot revolution and what our education
system needs in order for our country to remain competitive in the field of
robotics.

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